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Road House is a american film of genre Drama directed by Rowdy Herrington released in USA on 19 may 1989 with Patrick Swayze
Road House (1989)
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Add to a movie listRoad House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as a bouncer at a newly refurbished roadside bar who protects a small town in Missouri from a corrupt businessman. Sam Elliott also plays a bouncer, the mentor, friend and foil of Swayze's character. The cast also includes Kelly Lynch as Swayze's love interest, and Ben Gazzara as the main antagonist.
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James Dalton (Patrick Swayze) is a professional "cooler" (i.e. specialized doorman, or bouncer) with a mysterious past who is enticed from his current job at a club in New York by Frank Tilghman (Kevin Tighe) to take over security at his club/bar, the Double Deuce, in Jasper, Missouri. Tilghman plans to invest substantial money into the club to enhance its image, and needs a first-rate cooler to maintain stability.Actors
Patrick Swayze
(James Dalton)
Kelly Lynch
(Dr. Elizabeth Clay)
Sam Elliott
(Wade Garrett)
Ben Gazzara
(Brad Wesley)
Marshall R. Teague
(Jimmy)
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